CATCHING UP WITH PGA VICE PRESIDENT JIM RICHERSON

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THE GOG BLOG by RORY SPEARS, Director of Content and Creation. Follow Rory on Twitter @GogBlogGuy and or Linkedin and Facebook. With Jim Richerson of Troon Golf and VP of the PGA of America.

IT’S ALWAYS GOOD to catch up with the big bosses of the golf world.

At the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Golfers on Golf had a chance to speak with PGA of America Vice President Jim Richerson.

Richerson the former director of golf at Destination Kohler in Wisconsin, talks about the PGA of America in a Ryder Cup year, going back to his old stomping grounds in Kohler Wisconsin.

Richerson will assume the role of PGA of America President later this year, after the Ryder Cup is over, at the PGA’s annual meetings.

Click here to hear the interview with PGA of America Vice President Jim Richerson.

Richerson speaks on some of the plans for tournaments at the new PGA of America headquarters, now under construction in Frisco Texas, the PGA Show and more. Plus if you need help with your golf game, go see a PGA of America golf professional, it will only your fun and enjoy in the game of golf.

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About Rory Spears

Rory spent over 8 years growing up working at Rob Roy Golf Club in Prospect Hts.IL, then two years at Chevy Chase in Wheeling. He has covered golf in Chicago since 1986. Rory was one of the initial members of WSCR all-sports radio Chicago and covered golf there for 5 seasons, before moving on to work for ESPN/Sportsticker and ESPN Radio. In addition to hosting Golfers on Golf Radio on WCPT AM820 Chicago, he writes for both the Chicago District (CDGA) Magazine, and formerly Chicagoland Golf. Rory has played over 525 courses in 39 states, and rates golf courses. He does golf course management and communications consulting, within the golf industry.